Marching Little Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted June 27, 20111,510 views26 comments

Here is the Little Owl whose company I have been enjoying recently.

Taken very early in the morning, soon after sunrise, to get as much light as possible into the eye.

More images of this chap in action are on my website and blog for those interested.

Canon 1DMk4, 800mm, 1/1000, f9, ISO800

C&C welcome

Cheers

Austin

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 27, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Great action shot. He looks like he is moving with a real purpose and looks very intense.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 27, 2011 at 8:13 AM

Best foot forward !
Great body language, very nicely captured!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 27, 2011 at 9:23 AM

Quite amusing - a beautiful background and an anthropomorphic pose.

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on June 27, 2011 at 9:37 AM

Great shot...Superb POV,back ground couldn't have been better. Very purposeful walk captured.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on June 27, 2011 at 10:28 AM

A priceless pose captured! Looks like he might just have had a meal.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 27, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Wonderful pose, Austin, and a great angle.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 27, 2011 at 10:35 AM

Great Stuff!! Gotta love that pose. How formal! Oh yeah, great image of the owl, background is great and sharpness looks fantastic.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM

Just love it, no nits, nothing but perfect! Funny and awesome at the same time.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 27, 2011 at 12:14 PM

Very nice and unique pose.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on June 27, 2011 at 1:28 PM

That looks so funny with his leg just sticking out like that! To me, it kinda looks like he's tired and marching off to go to work hunting

Great image, and it looks like there is some good detail in the feathers, too! I also love your comp!

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Comment posted by David Williams on June 27, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Love this, Austin. Very different.......the look in his eye goes perfectly with the stepping. Well done.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on June 27, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Stellar image in every regard Austin. I really like the colours, detail and of course that unique pose. Very well done!!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 27, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Wonderful shot!

Ray

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on June 27, 2011 at 9:39 PM

I just love the pose....fine job!

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 28, 2011 at 2:22 AM

Absolutely love this one Austin! "Sleepwalking" would have been my choice for caption, though marching is excellent too :^)

Many thanks for sharing and broadening my smile with this one :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 28, 2011 at 9:27 PM

That is a great example of how the perfect moment captured creates such a different perspective and somewhat 'Human" touch to a wildlife image. It's great I really like it.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 28, 2011 at 9:48 PM

Great image. Beautiful detail in the bird. The pose makes me think of the Nutcracker.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 29, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Cool, cool shot. Love the marching pose. I can almost hear the march music in the background.
May

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 6, 2011 at 5:50 PM

Missed this one on the first go around. Awesome photo Austin, congrats on the well deserved EP

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 6, 2011 at 10:50 PM

This is SO COOL!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 8, 2011 at 12:59 PM

Congrats Austin

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 8, 2011 at 5:34 PM

Im so glad to see this get an Ep. It truely is an original. Congratulations

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Comment posted by Austin Thomas on July 8, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Thanks so much to the Editor for selecting this image as a weekly pick. Much appreciated.

Austin